#artists of color

[saliosis]

calling all octonauts....

[aprettyjewishyear]

Esther. photographs of Bri Watson, Elliot Porcher, Sage Cassell-Rosenberg, and Rachel Sadaty-Ellerson by Luis Mercedes Winter for the "Flowers for Our People" exhibition, 2026. the exhibition was directed by Sage Cassell-Rosenberg and produced by Is Perlman with assistance from Ariella Cohen. Saffron Mala Kaplan provides a written reflection for this piece:

While not a queer narrative at first glance, the story of Queen Esther is powerfully relatable to anyone who has ever been in the closet, unable to reveal their true selves. Born Hadassah, the future queen goes by Esther: a non-Jewish name, related to the goddess Ashtoreth, to help her blend into her Persian surroundings. Esther is also connected to the Hebrew root s-t-r, meaning “to hide.” As she enters the royal household, Esther is forced to keep her Jewish identity hidden, though she is eventually required to out herself in an act of incredible bravery in order to save her people. To all the members of the LGBTQ+ who are still closeted, know that you are incredibly strong. We pray that one day we will live in a world where everyone is free to express their true selves.

[oncanvas]

Unnatural Landscape series by Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani, 2020

“I did a series of small works, a project called “Unnatural Landscape.” [...] It started as a project about the landscape and the wall, and how this construction, this ugly concrete, [...] tries to cut, separate, and destroy the scene. What kind of effects does this wall have on the landscape, especially from a distance? I can see, when close to the wall, what kind of damage and social side-effects the wall has between the farmer and his land, the family and their relatives, between a city and a village. But also, from a distant view, for the one who wants to hike only, the landscape has a different meaning. We live in a high area here in Ramallah; when you look toward the sea, you can see different layers of mountains, but there is no empty landscape without settlement, without the wall.” – Khaled Hourani in an interview with Lela Vujanić

[agelessphotography]

Why Is Ending Racism a Debate?, London, June, Misan Harriman, 2020

[untamedcrusader]

Painting I made!! I used acrylic paint/markers + markers!!

This piece was gonna be sad at first, but!! I thought about how lucky I am to exist. How lucky I am to fully know what my identity is (to some extent).

Anyways, enjoy :)

[reg1ment]

miss rage 🧡

[polyamorouspunk]

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